United Way and YWCAs Launch Westchester 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) has teamed up with the YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester and YWCA Yonkers to launch the 21-Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge for Westchester and the lower Hudson Valley. The Challenge, which is part of a national movement to engage communities […]

Statement from the United Way of Westchester and Putnam regarding the claims of sexual harassment and retaliation at the United Way Worldwide

Statement from the United Way of Westchester and Putnam regarding the claims of sexual harassment and retaliation at the United Way Worldwide Issued by Bud Hammer, Board Chair, and Tom Gabriel, President and CEO The staff and Board of Directors at United Way of Westchester and Putnam have followed closely […]

United Way’s Ride United Completes its 10,000th Delivery in Westchester and Putnam

United Way of Westchester and Putnam announced that on Wednesday, Feb. 3 its 10,000 delivery of meals, food boxes, and household supplies to vulnerable populations throughout Westchester and Putnam counties was completed through the Ride United Last-Mile Delivery initiative. This milestone delivery also marks the delivery of one million meals […]

United Way Board of Directors Appoints Six New Members

United Way of Westchester and Putnam’s Board of Directors announced the appointment of six community-minded professionals to its roster. Joining the 20 sitting board members are Swati Goel-Patel, Associate Vice President, Human Resources, PURE Insurance; Walter Hosp, Chief Executive Officer, ZenRE Holdings LLC; Joshua Kimerling, Esq., Partner and Chair of […]

United Way Grants Volunteer New York! Funds for Capacity Building

White Plains, NY (January 2021) – United Way of Westchester and Putnam awarded Volunteer New York! a $2,500 capacity building grant to support its volunteer management trainings for local nonprofits. The semi-annual trainings are created specifically to help increase the capacity of its nonprofit partners and provide resources to ensure […]

Harshita Shet Awarded the William L. Carter Perseverance Award

United Way of Westchester and Putnam is proud to have contributed to the William L. Carter Perseverance Award given to Harshita Shet at the 2021 African American Men of Westchester’s Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy Awards. Harshita of Greenburgh is currently an 11th grade honors student at Woodlands Middle and […]

Joseph Benenati Awarded a Ruth Taylor Scholarship

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) is proud to announce that Joseph Benenati of Eastchester has been awarded a 2020 Ruth Taylor Scholarship. She is one of 4 recipients who collectively received scholarship awards totaling $14,000. Benenati is currently pursuing a Master of Social Work degree at CUNY Lehman […]

Holly Fink Awarded a Ruth Taylor Scholarship

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) is proud to announce that Holly Fink of Larchmont has been awarded a 2020 Ruth Taylor Scholarship. She is one of 4 recipients who collectively received scholarship awards totaling $14,000. “The Ruth Taylor Award is quite meaningful to someone who is going back […]

Stefanie Nolli Gaspar Awarded a Ruth Taylor Scholarship

United Way of Westchester and Putnam (UWWP) is proud to announce that Stefanie Nolli Gaspar of White Plains has been awarded a 2020 Ruth Taylor Scholarship. She is one of 4 recipients who collectively received scholarship awards totaling $14,000. Nolli Gaspar is currently pursuing a Master of Social Work degree […]

United Way Awards Four Ruth Taylor Scholarships Totaling $14,000

White Plains, NY (January 2021) – United Way of Westchester and Putnam announced the awarding of $3,500 scholarships from its Ruth Taylor Fund to four Westchester graduate students pursuing master’s degrees in social work or public health. The four recipients are Emma Kaishian of Sleepy Hollow, Holly Fink of Larchmont, […]

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